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BABYLONIAN TALMUD

Head or Tail

As soon as upon a time there was an unlimited snake.

It typicallyoccurs that little kidsassume that they’re wiser than their mother and father. The youngerthink about that they know higher than their elders. r>Simply as wisewould it not be for the new-laid egg to attempt toeducate the hen. As soon as upon a time there was an unlimited snake. It occurredin the future that thq tail stated to the top: “ Pray inform me how lengthy wilt thou take the lead ?

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I ought toa lot like to varylocations with thee.” “ Good,” statedthe top; “ t hou shalt be chief lor the remainder ol the day and I’llcomply with thee. Now lead on, Grasp Tail.” On it went, and the remainder of the prolonged snake adopted with the topon the rear. Abruptly there was a horrible splash, the entirephysique of the big snake fell right into a cistern of water which was in a ditch. “ Now the place are we ? ” cries the top in a state of alarm. “ The place has that blind tail landed us ? Properly, I have to get out of this, as in any other casewe will be drowned, tail, physique and head.” As soon asonce morethe top led the physique and the tail adopted, and out all of themgot here from the cistern. The tail once more led the way in which, and after some time it moved properright into a bonfire which some boys had kindled within thestreet. As quicklybecause it felt the burning fireplace it cried to the top: “ Intelligent Mr. Head, please get us out of this honible fireplace ; I actuallydidn’t see it, in any other case 1 ought to have averted such a nasty factor.” As soon asonce morethe top led the physique, and the tail was glad to comply with and to flee out of the mercilessfireplace. “ Properly,” statedthe top to the tail, “ hast thou had sufficient 1 Dost thou nonethelesswant to take the lead { ” “ Properly,” replies the tail, “ let me have yet another trial; I feelI do know all about it now.” “ Very effectively,” statedthe top. “ anil now lead on.” Away they went, and all was effectively for a couple of minutes. “ Assist ! ” immediately shrieked the tail. “I’m in a thorn-bush and it hurts terribly.” On and on it fell with the bigphysiqueurgent it downi. Even the top was caught by the thorns and obtained nasty scratches. “ That is too unhealthy,” cried the top. “ It is all thy fault, Grasp Tail! ” ” No,” retorted the tail. “ it’s all thy fault, Mr. Head. Thou shouldst have remained the topand never allowed me to take thy place, Hadsl thou accomplished this all would have been effectively.”